One of the coolest innovations is an optional rev - matching feature that blips
the throttle during downshifts, eliminating the need for heel - toe action.
The car never has traction troubles in the corners, and it decelerates with aplomb, the seven - speed dual - clutch transmission automatically blipping
the throttle during downshifts.
In S +, the black box automatically blips
the throttle during downshifts, holds the gear through fast corners, downshifts early, and upshifts late.
Not exact matches
Enjoy chip - controlled wizardries such as automatic
throttle blipping
during downshifts (which relegates heeling and toeing to an art of the past), try all of the vehicle dynamic settings also in Sport + for the most direct and immediate response, and don't miss the automatic transmission's smoky - burnout launch control.
There is a shudder or shake condition at wide open
throttle stab
during downshift event (5.7 L and 4.7 L engines).
The C 63 AMG was the very first AMG car to feature an automatic
throttle - blipping function
during downshifts
The AMG SPEEDSHIFT PLUS 7G - TRONIC transmission now incorporates a function which blips the
throttle automatically
during downshifts.
Accurate and beautifully weighted steering allowed the front - end to cleanly telegraph its intent to drivers» hands, while the perfectly executed
throttle - blip
during downshifts made even the most hamfisted among us rev - perfect.
Tow / Haul mode adopted; Mode is part of a gear - shifting point control system that switches the AI - SHIFT uphill / downhill control and electronic
throttle non-linear characteristics to the settings most suitable for towing, in addition to automatically
downshifting during acceleration even when the brakes are applied
The new C63 AMG is the very first AMG car to feature an automatic
throttle - blipping function
during downshifts.
With the manual «M» programme, the driver can take particularly good advantage of the AMG V8 engine's high torque because automatic
downshifting is eliminated
during full
throttle or kickdown.
The transmission automatically
downshifts during hard braking before a corner then holds a lower gear through the corner for best control and then selects the most suitable gear on corner exit to give the driver greater
throttle response.
The engine's only weak spot is
during full -
throttle passing maneuvers from slow speeds when it requires a moment to spool up and allow the transmission to
downshift; output also seemed to fall off quickly at peak rpm.
An optional AMG Performance exhaust system (fitted on the local car as standard) offers the same exhaust flap and a dedicated tailpipe trim design, but has a more audible note when the
throttle is open and
during gear shifting,
downshifting and
during upshifting under full load.
What's more, this advanced six - speed manual features carbon friction linings on its synchros for smoother shifts and, for the first time ever, it features a
throttle blip — automatic heel - toe —
during downshifts.
This mode may not be ideal to use when wanting to drive in a sedate manner; nor when road conditions are very slippery, due to ice, snow or torrential rain — because loss of tire traction may be experienced (wheel spin
during acceleration, and may also result in road wheel locking
during downshifts at high engine rpms under closed
throttle).
An even more thrilling feature is the automatic rev - matching function
during downshifting: the
throttle blips when shifting gears are more pronounced and more striking than ever due to the AMG titanium sports exhaust system.
The six - speed has an automatic
throttle - blip system, much like that of the 2014 Corvette C7's Rev Match system, that gooses the
throttle within the split seconds between gears
during a
downshift, increasing smoothness of shifts.
Current variants of the DSG will still
downshift to the lowest possible gear ratio when the kick - down button is activated
during full
throttle whilst in manual mode.
This prevents the transmission from upshifting
during a corner, which could upset the chassis balance and would then require
downshifting again at the corner exit when the
throttle is applied.
In combination with the 7GTRONIC automatic transmission, the engine management system also blips the
throttle automatically
during downshifts.
This prevents the transmission from upshifting
during a corner, which could upset the chassis balance thus requiring
downshifting again at the corner exit when the
throttle is applied.